General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark
Denmark: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 2.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark stood at 2.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark peaked at 2.42 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 11th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.3 | — |
| 1996 | 1.26 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.27 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.38 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.45 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.55 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.07 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 2.11 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.63 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.58 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | +53.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | -0.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +53.3% | 1.58 | 2.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.45 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.5 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 2.63 compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 2.53 compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 2.42 compare
- 12 Estonia 2.18 compare
- 13 Norway 2.01 compare
- 14 Netherlands 1.97 compare
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark was 2.4 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2019.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.